brucellosis
    n 1: infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by
         contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk
         products; characterized by fever and headache [syn:
         brucellosis, undulant fever, Malta fever, Gibraltar
         fever, Rock fever, Mediterranean fever]
    2: an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in
       spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings [syn:
       brucellosis, contagious abortion, Bang's disease]

malta fever \malta fever\ n. (Med.)
   An infectious disease contracted from meat or milk products
   from infected domestic animals; called also brucellosis and
   undulant fever.
   [WordNet 1.5]